I decided to finally install some sort of PHP accelerator on my development machine to see if I could speed things up a bit.
My first attempt was to use PECL to install APC, but that didn’t work, so I had to rely on these instructions. They worked perfectly with my setup: OS X 10.5.8, entropy PHP Version 5.2.9 (release 7) running x86_64.
Apple – Support – Discussions – Entropy php5 with GD support and APC ….
Is there a compelling reason not to use MacPorts.org php and their apc?
By Jon Williams on Aug 24, 2009
@jon, Not really. I already had the entropy PHP package installed and just found that link on my first google search! Macports is a great option, especially if I were starting fresh. I’ve been really happy with the entropy installation and I didn’t even think to see if other installation methods for APC would work with it.
By Scott Meves on Aug 25, 2009
I should also note: I haven’t noticed any speed difference now that apc is installed :p
By Scott Meves on Aug 25, 2009